Update: Battery Fires May (Not) Slow The EV Revolution
Battery fire concerns strike Ford, Chevrolet, and Hyundai, endangering the EV revolution.
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New Solid-State Battery Surprises Researchers Who Created It
Engineers create a high performance all-solid-state battery with a pure-silicon anode
GM Says It Has Fixed The Chevy Bolt Battery Problem — New Cells Already In…
New battery cells for the Chevy Bolt are in production and should find their way into recalled cars in October.
Exclusive: Ford Mustang Mach-E Production Capacity Could Be 175,000 Vehicles A Year! (Maybe)
LG Energy Solution is now producing ~5000 Ford Mustang Mach-E battery modules a day. That’s enough for 500 battery packs a day (there are 10 modules in a pack). So? What’s the news here? Well, I’ve already spilled the beans in the headline — 500 battery packs a day across … [continued]
70% of US EV Battery Cells & 87% of Battery Packs Produced In USA —…
The US Department of Energy recently shared that through 2020, most battery cells and packs used in US plug-in vehicles were produced in the United States. That’s great news for the USA, not surprising once you think about it for a moment, and also not even close to the full … [continued]
Hyundai/LG Battery Factory In Indonesia, Tesla Semi Delay, Rivian Factory In UK
Hyundai and LG are planning a new battery factory in Indonesia while Tesla has pushed back the start of production for the Semi and RIvian is thinking about a factory in the UK.
LG Energy Solution Is Feeling The Tesla Effect Thanks To Made-In-China Model Y Sales
LG Energy Solutions is feeling the “Tesla effect” thanks to Tesla’s success with its made-in-China Model Y sales. The Tesla Model Y enabled LG Energy Solutions to dethrone CATL as the world’s top battery vendor. Many factors enabled LG to make this accomplishment, but one key factor was the strong … [continued]
Top 15 U.S. Retailers Created More Pollution From Shipping Than 1.5 Million American Homes
The top 15 U.S. retailers were responsible for as much climate pollution in 2019, from their shipping alone, as the energy used to power 1.5 million American homes, a report released Monday by Pacific Environment finds. Walmart tops the list, with 3.7 million tons of CO2 pollution — more than a … [continued]
South Korea Has $41 Billion EV Battery Plan
South Korea has a 40.6 trillion won ($41.2 billion) plan to become an even bigger EV battery giant by the end of the decade, The Business Times has reported. The nation unveiled the plan and noted that LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation, and Samsung SDI will be key players. (They … [continued]
GM & LG Energy Commit To Second Battery Factory In Tennessee
GM has already started reconfiguring its Tennessee factory to build electric cars. Now it has announced a new battery factory in partnership with LG Energy Solution next door.
